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And lambsכְבָשִׂיםwill grazeוְרָעוּas in their pasture,כְּדָבְרָםand the ruinsוְחָרְבוֹתof the fat onesמֵחִיםresident aliensגָּרִיםwill eat.יֹאכֵלוּ
Isaiah 5:17
Study it in the app“And lambs will graze as in their pasture, and the ruins of the fat ones resident aliens will eat.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 5:17, word by word
- And lambsכְבָשִׂיםchevasim
lamb
Lamb: a young sheep, male (a young ram).
Where else “chevasim” appears- will grazeרָעוּrau
graze
To tend a flock, or eat grass.
Where else “rau” appears- as in their pastureדָבְרָdavra
pasture
A field where flocks graze.
Where else “davra” appears- and the ruinsחָרְבוֹתcharvot
ruin, desolate place
A ruin, a destroyed and deserted place.
Where else “charvot” appears- of the fat onesמֵחִיםmechim
fatling
A fat, well-fed animal; the best to offer in sacrifice.
Where else “mechim” appears- resident aliensגָּרִיםgarim
sojourn
To live in a place that is not your own.
Where else “garim” appears- will eatיֹאכֵלוּyochelu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochelu” appears
The context
16But YHWH Tsevaot will be exalted in judgment, and the holy El shows himself holy in righteousness.
17 · This verse (above)
18Woe to those who drag iniquity with cords of falsehood, and as with ropes of a cart, sin;